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EPPING FOREST: Elections to see host of family contests
THERE will be plenty of family rivalry when 22 seats come up for grabs at this year's district council elections.
A mother and two of her daughters are standing for the first time while two husbands and their wives are vying to win seats when voters go to the polls on Thursday, May 1.
Election day will be family affair for the Barnecutt family, who live in Ongar, with three of them standing as Green Party candidates.
Jessica Barnecutt is fighting Epping Hemnall, her sister Amy is standing in High Ongar, Willingale and The Rodings, while their solicitor mother Nicola is contesting the Theydon Bois ward.
District council chairman Caroline Pond is seeking re-election in Loughton St John's while her county councillor husband, Chris, is looking to join her at the Civic Offices council chamber by standing in Loughton Forest.
Meanwhile two members of the Butler family are standing for the British National Party, with Edward contesting Loughton St Marys and James fighting Epping Hemnall.
British National Party husband and wife councillors Pat and Tom Richardson are looking to retain their seats - which were among the first four the party won four years ago.
They are involved in an election version of musical chairs with Pat Richardson swopping from the Loughton Fairmead ward to fight for her husband's seat in Loughton Broadway with Mr Richardson moving to contest Loughton Roding.
Also up for re-election are district council vice-chairman John Knapman, council leader Di Collins, deputy leader Chris Whitbread.and former leader Maggie McEwen.
Mrs Collins (Passingford ward) is one of three group leaders fighting to retain their seats.
Also up for re-election is Liberal Democrat leader Jon Whitehouse (Epping Hemnall) and BNP group leader Pat Richardson while Loughton Residents Association group leader Peter House (Loughton Forest) is one of six councillors standing down.
Also retiring are Malcolm Woollard (Buckhurst Hill East), Tony Lee (Loughton St Mary's), Kay Rush (Theydon Bois), Peter McMillan (Waltham Abbey Honey Lane) and Ryan D'Souza (Waltham Abbey South West).
Voters go to the polls on Thursday, May 1, with the ballot papers being counted the following morning.
The current make-up of the 58-seat council, with one vacancy, is:
Con 30, Lib Dem 11, BNP 6, LRA 4, Ind Group 2, Lab 1, Others (Independent members who are not members of the independent group) 3.
The full list of candidates standing in the district council elections:
BUCKHURST HILL EAST: Graham Cater (BNP), Dev Dodeja (Lib Dem), Marshall Vance (Con).
BUCKHURST HILL WEST: Bob Church (Con), Jill Sutcliffe (Lib Dem).
CHIGWELL ROW: Connie Lye (Lib Dem), Brian Sandler (Local Conservatives); Robert Steel (Green).
CHIGWELL VILLAGE: John Knapman (Local Conservatives), Christopher Lord (Green), Arnold Verrall (Lib Dem).
EPPING HEMNALL: Jessica Barnecutt (Green), James Butler (BNP), Matthew Daniel (Con), Paul Handford (Lab), Jon Whitehouse (Lib Dem).
EPPING LINDSEY AND THORNWOOD COMMON: Tony Bentley (BNP), Simon Bullough (Lab), Lorraine Collier (Lib Dem), Robert Jones (Green), Christopher Whitbread (Con).
GRANGE HILL: David Bateman (Con), Pamela Okonkwo (Lib Dem).
HIGH ONGAR, WILLINGALE AND THE RODINGS: Amy Barnecutt (Green), Maggie McEwen (Con), Brian Surtees (Lib Dem), Robin Tilbrook (English Democrats).
LOUGHTON ALDERTON: Rosemary Brookes (Loughton Residents Association), Tony Frankland (BNP), Margaret Owen (Lab), Roger Taylor (Con), Neil Woollcott (Lib Dem).
LOUGHTON BROADWAY: Jesse Briton (Green), Valerie Metcalfe (Con), Pat Richardson (BNP), Roger Salmon (Lab), Eleonor Spencer (Lib Dem).
LOUGHTON FAIRMEAD: Alexander Copeland (BNP), Ben Glassman (Con), Matthew Hartley (Lab), Peter Sinfield (Lib Dem), David Wixley (Loughton Residents Association).
LOUGHTON FOREST: Rebecca Cohen (Con), Paul Evans (BNP), John Game (Lab), James Hart (Con), Tom Owen (Lab), Christopher Pond (Loughton Residents Association), Enid Robinson (Lib Dem), David White (Loughton Residents Association).
LOUGHTON RODING: Ken Angold-Stephens (Loughton Residents Association), Angela Ayre (Lab), Lorne Daniel (Con), Peter Fuller (Lib Dem), Tom Richardson (BNP).
LOUGHTON ST JOHNS: Jill Bostock (Lab), Caroline Pond (Loughton Residents Association), David Roderick (Lib Dem), Lynne Turpin (BNP), Nigel Wagland (Con).
LOUGHTON ST MARYS: Rodney Barrett (Loughton Residents Association), Edward Butler (BNP), Martin Lawford (Lab), Michael McGough (UK Independence Party), Mick Spence (Lib Dem), Edward Stacey (Con).
MORETON AND FYFIELD: Tony Boyce (Con), Doug Kelly (Lib Dem), Anne Palmer (English Democrats).
PASSINGFORD: Ingrid Black (Lib Dem), Diana Collins (Con).
THEYDON BOIS: Nicola Barnecutt (Green), George Howard (Lib Dem), Terry Howard (BNP), John Philip (Con), Andrew Smith (UK Independence Party).
WALTHAM ABBEY HONEY LANE: Christine Akers (Lib Dem), Jonathon Collier (Con), Gerry Martin (BNP).
WALTHAM ABBEY NORTH EAST: Phil Chadburn (Lib Dem), Jeane Lea (Con).
WALTHAM ABBEY SOUTH WEST: Peggy Ayre (Lib Dem), Martin Harvey (UK Independence Party), Bill Pryor (Con).
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ELECTIONS are also being held for town and parish councils across the district.
However because of the number of candidates put forward in some areas some of the elections are uncontested.
The uncontested wards are Willingale, Theydon Garnon, Stapleford Abbotts, Stanford Rivers, Paslow Common, Norton Mandeville, Magdalen Laver, Little Laver, High Ongar, High Laver, Grange Hill, Fyfield, Chigwell Village, Chigwell Row, Bobbingworth, Abbess, Beauchamp and Berners Roding.
Elections will be held for the following wards:
BUCKHURST HILL TOWN COUNCIL:
Buckhurst Hill East (five seats): Dev Dodeja (Lib Dem), Len Martin (Lib Dem), Terence O'Gara (Con), Eleonor Spencer (Lib Dem), Peter Spencer (Lib Dem), Marshall Vance (Con), Malcolm Woollard (Lib Dem).
Buckhurst Hill West (six seatss): Angle Blanche (Lib Dem), Barbara Blossom (Buckhurst Hill Residents Society), Ronald Braybrook (Con), Angela Cass (Lib Dem), Bob Church (Con), Joyce Darby (Lib Dem), Margaret Hollinghurst (Lib Dem), Peter Sinfield (Lib Dem), Jill Sutcliffe (Lib Dem), Haluk Ulkun (Con), Sylvia Watson (Con).
EPPING TOWN COUNCIL:
Hemnall ward: William Breare-Hall (Con), Alan Warner (Lib Dem).
LOUGHTON TOWN COUNCIL:
Loughton Alderton (three seats): Eddie Boatman (Lab), Maureen Boatman (Lab), Rosemary Brookes (LRA), Simon Bullough (Lab), Tony Frankland (BNP), Raymond Harris (Alliance for Green Socialism), Rodney Law (BNP), Neil Woollcott (Lib Dem).
Loughton Broadway (three seats): Jill Bostock (Lab), Garry Martin (BNP), Valerie Metcalfe (Con), Thomas Owen (Lab), Peter Relph (Alliance for Green Socialism), Pat Richardson (BNP), Roger Salmon (Lab).
Loughton Fairmead (three seats): Alexander Copeland (BNP), Carol Davies (LRA), Peter Fuller (Lib Dem), John Game (Lab), Ben Glassman (Con), Matthew Hartley (Lab), Margaret Owen (Lab), Peter Turpin (BNP).
Loughton Forest (three seats): Jill Angold-Stephens (LRA), Paul Evans (BNP), Suzanne Harper (Loughton Residents Association), Peter House (LRA), Terry Howard (BNP).
Loughton Roding four seats): Ken Angold-Stephens (LRA), Graham Cater (BNP), Margaret Chalk (LRA), Lorne Daniel (Con), Stephen Murray (Independent), Tom Richardson (BNP), David Wixley (Loughton Residents Association).
Loughton St John's (three seats): Peter Cooper (BNP), Stephen Pewsey (LRA), Caroline Pond (LRA), Christopher Pond (LRA), Lynne Turpin (BNP).
Loughton St Mary's (three seats): Rodney Barrett (LRA), Edward Butler (BNP), Susan Clapp (BNP), Lucette Howe (LRA), Edward Stacey (Con), Roy Thomson (LRA).
THEYDON BOIS PARISH COUNCIL (11 seats):
Clive Amos (Local Alliance), Jenny Berry (Theydon Bois Independents), Kenneth Cushing (Local Alliance), Bob Day (Local Alliance), Jacqueline Dodman (Theydon Bois Independents), Mike Emmett (Theydon Bois Independents), Peter Gooch (Local Alliance), Peter Hammond (Local Alliance), Mike Hannibal (Local Alliance), Trevor Harvey (Local Alliance), George Howard (Lib Dem), Susan Jones (Local Alliance), Martin Montgomery-Smith (Local Alliance), John Philip (Local Alliance), Anthony Purkiss (Local Alliance), Sue Sowerby (Theydon Bois Independents), Paul Vincent (Theydon Bois Independents).
12:49pm Monday 7th April 2008
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CommentPosted by: Janice Macey, Epping on 2:20pm Mon 7 Apr 08
Maybe the last chance to save Epping and the UK. Just how many more immigrants can we take? I will be voting for the British National Party they have to be our only hope...
Maybe the last chance to save Epping and the UK. Just how many more immigrants can we take? I will be voting for the British National Party they have to be our only hope...
Posted by: James Slater, Epping on 3:32pm Mon 7 Apr 08
Don't talk such tosh! What on Earth can the BNP do about immigration on the District Council...in fact, what have they done at all since they were elected 4 years ago. They've sat in the chamber and said nothing.
It's a completely wasted vote!!
Don't talk such tosh! What on Earth can the BNP do about immigration on the District Council...in fact, what have they done at all since they were elected 4 years ago. They've sat in the chamber and said nothing.
It's a completely wasted vote!!
Posted by: Jonathan, Epping on 3:36pm Mon 7 Apr 08
Considering janice macey isn't on the electoral register in epping, i wouldn't worry. she can't vote for the bnp anyway.
could this be the bnp using this site to try and lead voters astray i wonder. me thinks so.
Considering janice macey isn't on the electoral register in epping, i wouldn't worry. she can't vote for the bnp anyway.
could this be the bnp using this site to try and lead voters astray i wonder. me thinks so.
Posted by: Mr Khalid, walthamstow on 3:48pm Mon 7 Apr 08
all this candate for self and expenseded claming for self. no intrest in the pepal problams justeded to sit and take mony. all candate rubish and no local parson to do good job?
must be very good job becose lots pepal want doing to takeded the mony
why talk bnp? bnp for the racest pepal and do no thing for any bodys?
all this candate for self and expenseded claming for self. no intrest in the pepal problams justeded to sit and take mony. all candate rubish and no local parson to do good job?
must be very good job becose lots pepal want doing to takeded the mony
why talk bnp? bnp for the racest pepal and do no thing for any bodys?
Posted by: John Simons, Epping on 4:03pm Mon 7 Apr 08
VOTE KHALID!
Posted by: Tom, Epping on 6:52pm Mon 7 Apr 08
Sod the BNP racist idiots, look what they have done in Loughton, absolutely nothing, they are a lame-duck party who are only after publicity.
Sod the BNP racist idiots, look what they have done in Loughton, absolutely nothing, they are a lame-duck party who are only after publicity.
Posted by: Tom, Epping on 6:54pm Mon 7 Apr 08
[quote][bold]Janice Macey[/bold] wrote:
Maybe the last chance to save Epping and the UK. Just how many more immigrants can we take? I will be voting for the British National Party they have to be our only hope...[/quote] I wouldn't waste your vote.
That cannot do a **** thing about immigration, only central government can!
And believe me they don't give a **** about Epping, they have been in power in Loughton for years and haven't changed anything!
Janice Macey wrote:
Maybe the last chance to save Epping and the UK. Just how many more immigrants can we take? I will be voting for the British National Party they have to be our only hope...
I wouldn't waste your vote.
That cannot do a **** thing about immigration, only central government can!
And believe me they don't give a **** about Epping, they have been in power in Loughton for years and haven't changed anything!
Posted by: Tom, Epping on 6:58pm Mon 7 Apr 08
[quote][bold]Jonathan[/bold] wrote:
Considering janice macey isn't on the electoral register in epping, i wouldn't worry. she can't vote for the bnp anyway.
could this be the bnp using this site to try and lead voters astray i wonder. me thinks so.[/quote] Well they wouldn't be the first to use this website to push propaganda!
Jonathan wrote:
Considering janice macey isn't on the electoral register in epping, i wouldn't worry. she can't vote for the bnp anyway.
could this be the bnp using this site to try and lead voters astray i wonder. me thinks so.
Well they wouldn't be the first to use this website to push propaganda!
Posted by: Simon Weekes-Hughes, Epping on 7:42pm Mon 7 Apr 08
[bold]Janice Macey[/bold] I have to inform you that the BNP cannot do anything regarding "immigration", only Mr. Brown's government can.
As for saving Epping, the only real threat to Epping is development, and the BNP cannot stop this either, the election is only for one ward!
As said by others the BNP play on peoples fears to get in to office and when there don't do jack! Just ask anyone in one of their Loughton wards!
Janice Macey I have to inform you that the BNP cannot do anything regarding "immigration", only Mr. Brown's government can.
As for saving Epping, the only real threat to Epping is development, and the BNP cannot stop this either, the election is only for one ward!
As said by others the BNP play on peoples fears to get in to office and when there don't do jack! Just ask anyone in one of their Loughton wards!
Posted by: Joanne McPeake, Epping on 9:04am Tue 8 Apr 08
I'm not at all a traditional tory - my father would turn in his grave at the thought of me voting conservative - but in Epping they do seem to be working hard. As Simon says, development is a huge threat to the town and they seem to have a firm grip on this, especially the St. Margaret's hospital development which would ruin Epping. I'll be voting for them this year and hope my father will forgive me!
I'm not at all a traditional tory - my father would turn in his grave at the thought of me voting conservative - but in Epping they do seem to be working hard. As Simon says, development is a huge threat to the town and they seem to have a firm grip on this, especially the St. Margaret's hospital development which would ruin Epping. I'll be voting for them this year and hope my father will forgive me!
Posted by: Sidney Stake, Epping Green on 2:46pm Tue 8 Apr 08
Too thick to get a real job, kids trying to get on the family gravy train of expenses, sandwiches, long lunches and twoddle! Hopeless the lot of them!
They were like that in Walthamstow. I moved out having received a tidy sum for my business and home. I go back once a week for Pie Mash and eels with rivers of Liquor dribbling over the plate. Do not miss it other than that. If I could vote Monstre Raving Loony Party I would but the Lord Sutch died
Too thick to get a real job, kids trying to get on the family gravy train of expenses, sandwiches, long lunches and twoddle! Hopeless the lot of them!
They were like that in Walthamstow. I moved out having received a tidy sum for my business and home. I go back once a week for Pie Mash and eels with rivers of Liquor dribbling over the plate. Do not miss it other than that. If I could vote Monstre Raving Loony Party I would but the Lord Sutch died
Posted by: Joanne McPeake, Epping on 2:52pm Tue 8 Apr 08
Sidney, do you know what expenses Councillors in Epping receive? [bold]Absolutely nothing!![/bold] This is not Waltham Forest!
Sidney, do you know what expenses Councillors in Epping receive?
Absolutely nothing!! This is not Waltham Forest!
Posted by: Morris Hickey, Chigwell (Redbridge) on 5:02pm Tue 8 Apr 08
That's strange - I thought from his postings that "Sidney Stake" (surely a psuedonym?) [bold]WAS[/bold] a monster raving loony. His removal must have been the only lucky break in Waltham Forest for at least 10 years.
That's strange - I thought from his postings that "Sidney Stake" (surely a psuedonym?)
WAS a monster raving loony. His removal must have been the only lucky break in Waltham Forest for at least 10 years.
Posted by: lolsie, chigwell row on 5:24pm Tue 8 Apr 08
Erosion! Erosion!
Hicky you are a a member of the T.W.A.T's
Erosion! Erosion!
Hicky you are a a member of the T.W.A.T's
Posted by: Raymond, Epping on 6:32pm Tue 8 Apr 08
[quote][bold]Joanne McPeake[/bold] wrote:
Sidney, do you know what expenses Councillors in Epping receive? [bold]Absolutely nothing!![/bold] This is not Waltham Forest![/quote] Really? Freebees, bun fights, what a life? Trebles all round boys the Councillor bandwagon coming. get proper jobs. Family contests my left boot! Imagine being round the family dinner table listening to all that verbal rubbish 'I see Amelia boosted her exee's by bumping on the Planning Report Committee..ooooh that will help your mortgage dear!' What tosh!
Joanne McPeake wrote:
Sidney, do you know what expenses Councillors in Epping receive? Absolutely nothing!! This is not Waltham Forest!
Really? Freebees, bun fights, what a life? Trebles all round boys the Councillor bandwagon coming. get proper jobs. Family contests my left boot! Imagine being round the family dinner table listening to all that verbal rubbish 'I see Amelia boosted her exee's by bumping on the Planning Report Committee..ooooh that will help your mortgage dear!' What tosh!
Posted by: chris, essex on 12:28am Thu 10 Apr 08
[quote][bold]lolsie[/bold] wrote:
Erosion! Erosion! Hicky you are a a member of the T.W.A.T's[/quote] And you're md250.
lolsie wrote:
Erosion! Erosion! Hicky you are a a member of the T.W.A.T's
And you're md250.
Posted by: Kate, Loughton,Essex on 12:37pm Thu 10 Apr 08
Good luck to the BNP.
Posted by: Mr Codgers, Snaresbrook on 1:48pm Thu 10 Apr 08
The failure of this Government to control our Culture and create mass immigration, losing controls of boarders and identity will create a backlash soon. People are fed up with it, and it will really get bad when the recession kicks in, mark my word!
The failure of this Government to control our Culture and create mass immigration, losing controls of boarders and identity will create a backlash soon. People are fed up with it, and it will really get bad when the recession kicks in, mark my word!
Posted by: Kate, Loughton,Essex on 3:17pm Thu 10 Apr 08
Good luck to the BNP.
Posted by: Observer on 3:49pm Thu 10 Apr 08
[quote][bold]Kate[/bold] wrote:
Good luck to the BNP.[/quote] Stuff the British Nazi Party.
Kate wrote:
Good luck to the BNP.
Stuff the British Nazi Party.
Posted by: Mr Codger, Snaresbrook on 5:35pm Thu 10 Apr 08
Up The O's
Posted by: Owen, Loughton on 7:00pm Thu 10 Apr 08
[quote][bold]Observer[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Kate[/bold] wrote:
Good luck to the BNP.[/quote] Stuff the British Nazi Party.[/quote] Well said.
My forefathers fought to keep Fascism out of this Country, I won't be electing it in.
Observer wrote:
Kate wrote:
Good luck to the BNP.
Stuff the British Nazi Party.
Well said.
My forefathers fought to keep Fascism out of this Country, I won't be electing it in.
Posted by: tom, essex on 8:32pm Thu 10 Apr 08
[quote][bold]england[/bold] wrote:
vote bnp **** all the anit british people..you say the bnp do nothing what do labour do thne they have done nothing but take this country down at least the bnp will get rid of all the scum[/quote] Best make sure you're at the head of the queue then.
england wrote:
vote bnp **** all the anit british people..you say the bnp do nothing what do labour do thne they have done nothing but take this country down at least the bnp will get rid of all the scum
Best make sure you're at the head of the queue then.
Posted by: Vikram khan, e11 on 9:46am Fri 11 Apr 08
nice to see that ignorance and bigotry is alive and well in the form of kate from loughton(probably debden )
nice to see that ignorance and bigotry is alive and well in the form of kate from loughton(probably debden )
Posted by: James Slater, Epping on 10:21am Fri 11 Apr 08
This is a local election. The people you are electing can deal with planning, how to manage your refuse collections, parking, graffiti removal, social housing etc.
[bold]They won't be able to tackle immigration and its so important to remember that.[/bold]
This is a local election. The people you are electing can deal with planning, how to manage your refuse collections, parking, graffiti removal, social housing etc.
They won't be able to tackle immigration and its so important to remember that. Posted by: Alan, Walthamstow on 12:13am Sun 13 Apr 08
Let's hope that the good people of Loughton have the sense not to vote for the racist and fascist BNP this time. We do need an alternative party on the left that working class people can trust though.
Let's hope that the good people of Loughton have the sense not to vote for the racist and fascist BNP this time. We do need an alternative party on the left that working class people can trust though.
Posted by: inézc, 864-208 on 8:48pm Mon 14 Apr 08
[quote][bold]Morris Hickey[/bold] wrote:
That\'s strange - I thought from his postings that \"Sidney Stake\" (surely a psuedonym?) [bold]WAS[/bold] a monster raving loony. His removal must have been the only lucky break in Waltham Forest for at least 10 years.[/quote] Yes, a lucky break for Waltham Forest, but now we have him in Epping Forest, so not so lucky for us.
Morris Hickey wrote:
That\'s strange - I thought from his postings that \"Sidney Stake\" (surely a psuedonym?) WAS a monster raving loony. His removal must have been the only lucky break in Waltham Forest for at least 10 years.
Yes, a lucky break for Waltham Forest, but now we have him in Epping Forest, so not so lucky for us.
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